Reliance Sibur Elastomers building new butyl rubber unit in India

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Reliance Sibur Elastomers has begun building its new 100,000 tonne/year butyl rubber plant at Jamnagar in India, Russian firm Sibur said on Friday.

Commercial operations at the plant, located at Reliance Industries’ existing integrated petrochemical site, are “tentatively scheduled” to begin in 2015, it said.

Once commissioned, the new plant is expected to become India’s primary producer of butyl rubber, according to Sibur.

“The BEP [Basic Engineering Package] at the new plant was completed in November 2012 and detailed engineering is underway. Reliance Sibur Elastomers is now placing orders for long-lead equipment,” it said.